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Chapter 1.51 - Verse 16

Sanskrit Text

पतिष्यमाणे नागेन्द्रे तक्षके जातवेदसि इदमन्तरमित्येवं तदास्तीकोऽभ्यचोदयत्

English Translation

Sauti said : When the king of snakes, Takshaka, was at the point of falling into the sacrificial fire, within that very short moment, Astika spoke thus,

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

पतिष्यमाणे | नाग + इन्द्र | तक्षके | जातवेदसि
इदम् | अन्तरम् | इति + एवम् | तदा + आस्तीक | ऽभ्यचोदयत्